Most of us have experienced it: an app on your iPad won’t update, or software gets stuck while downloading. Here are a few causes of this problem and tips to fix them.
My iPad won’t update! Here’s the solution.
The following solutions may resolve software update issues on iPad:
Restart your iPad. The first step in troubleshooting most issues is to restart your device. Restarting your device can fix many technical issues, including software updates that fail or time out.
Restart the app that won’t update. Sometimes a download times out. You can tell iPad to redownload an app by reopening the app. When you tap an app that’s stuck in the waiting-to-download phase, iPad will attempt to download it.
